Federal immigration judge suspended for endorsing Hillary Clinton

By Anna Giaritelli

Published September 17, 2019 8:01pm ET

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Federal immigration judge suspended for endorsing Hillary Clinton — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking at a rally at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

A federal immigration judge who endorsed Hillary Clinton during a Mexican citizen’s deportation hearing in 2016 has been barred from working in the government 30 months as punishment for a Hatch Act violation.

The Office of Special Counsel on Tuesday announced the suspension, known as a “debarment,” of former federal immigration judge, Carmene “Zsa Zsa” DePaolo, and a $1,000 fine for saying the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee and other Democratic politicians needed to win the election. The fine is the maximum amount.

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